Mt. Vernon Open Salts
by Doris Isaacs
Issue #83 - March 1980
Were you aware of the fact that the Cambridge Glass Company produced four different salts in the Mt. Vernon pattern? Well, they did, and I would like to help you learn to identify each style. As you can see in the photos, three styles (#102) are footed and have handles, while the fourth style (#24) is small and round.
The photo at left shows the oldest style #102, Mt Vernon two handled salt in
pink. It is signed on the bottom with the large 
. Note
the plain top and large pointed diamonds. This style is the most
difficult to find and this is the only one we have in our
collection.
The photo at right shows the second style #102 salt in light emerald (apple)
green. This one is also signed with the large , but
instead of a plain top, it has large saw teeth.
The next photo (at left) shows the last style #102 salt in amber. It is signed with
a small in a triangle and is easier to
find than the other two styles. 
We have this style in crystal, mocha, amber, milk glass and
Crown Tuscan with gold trim. All are signed with the exception of the
milk glass. Characteristics of this style are the smaller pointed
diamonds and the scalloped top that are familiar to Mt. Vernon
collectors.
At right is a photo which compares all three #102 Mt. Vernon
salts.
The last photograph (below, left) shows the #24 style
Mt. Vernon round, flat salt, in amber.
It has the small pointed diamonds and is beautifully polished on the
bottom. It is not signed. We found this in a cabinet of small pieces in
an antique shop in the Seal Beach, CA area. It was sitting beside a
Crown Tuscan colored Caprice open salt made by the Guernsey Glass
Company at basically the same price.
A Birthday gift started our search for these salts. The Crown Tuscan one was bought at an auction in Cambridge, Ohio about four years ago. All others have been purchased from friends and shops. They are getting harder to find and we haven't made any recent additions to our collection
WARNING! The beauty, good quality and sparkling color tend to make Mt. Vernon salts habit-forming!
Editor's Note: The salt in photo #3 has been reproduced by Imperial Glass Company in crystal.